Not sure if the worst but the strangest was a few years back in Hollywood, when the venue accidentally made a mistake about the date of our show and we ended up playing with no electricity… [and] drinking martinis from the bar.

The best was maybe in an old theatre in Pisa that had just been re-converted into a venue and still had not been renovated in any way; it felt like we were playing not only for the audience but for the place, the long echoes, the abandoned rooms and the birds living below the roof.

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Any tips for people who want to join a band?

Just do it.

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Who are your musical idols? Why? Have you ever met them? If so, what happened?

They are quite a few, from Moondog to Can, Coil, Nick Cave, Sybille Baier, Meredith Monk, and many more. I met only Meredith Monk very briefly after a performance of hers and she was extremely elegant and kind.

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What are your top five or ten favorite songs?

Among them are The Night by Morphine, Saint John the Gambler by Townes Van Zandt, Battleship Hill by PJ Harvey, Ave Maria by Rowland S. Howard, Blue Crystal Fire by Robbie Basho.

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